this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2024
27 points (100.0% liked)
New York Times
60 readers
76 users here now
The newspaper of record.
Don't post archive.is links or full text of articles, you will receive a temp ban.
founded 4 months ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
So, plea deal?
Could also be a politically smart strategy. Basically, with no public court record or court reporters to share the prosecution's case or present the evidence, you can always come back later and say "the crooked deep state made me plead guilty because they knew they didn't have a case and they needed me out of their way!"
He still has to confess and that is public record